Thought For The Day

    Because certain episodes of ‘the Prisoner’ can overlap, to be seen taking place at the same time, such as ‘The Schizoid Man’ and ‘Many Happy Returns,’ to account for this, it was suggested back in the late 1980’s that there are two Villages. To take that theory one step further, it would mean there are two Villages occupying the same geographical space, but neither see nor interact with the other! That’s all fine and dandy as it goes, however in turn that means there would be two identical Number 6’s being put through identical ordeals! But much more than that, every citizen of one Village would have to be replicated in the other!

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Peter Brace R.I.P.

    Peter Brace as Zeke in ‘the Prisoner – Living In Harmony,’ who sadly passed away 29th October 2018 at the age of 94. This reported by The Unmutual

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   Rest In Peace Peter.  

Quote For The Day

“My own suit specially delivered for the occasion!”
“What does that mean?”
“That I am still myself.”
“Lucky you.”
                  {No.6 and the maid-No.56 – Dance of The Dead}

    Number 6 is still himself, well good for him, because he is doing rather well by the time of ‘Dance of The Dead,’ considering it was originally to have been the second episode. So why shouldn’t he still be himself? And yet as it is, Number 6 has been put through a number of ordeals which would have broken lesser men. And yet he’s still himself, this man of steel. Either someone is looking after him, or he has a charmed life, he was put on trial, found guilty, and yet he managed to evade the screaming mob baying for his blood. And then suddenly it was all over, the angry mob pacified and led away like sheep! And what was it all for? Simply to demonstrate that he can never win, and how uncomfortable it’s going to be for him. Was it really Carnival, or was it all simply staged for the benefit of Number 6? After all no-one seemed to be enjoying themselves, except for Number 2 of course. And it’s quite possible that hardly anyone in The Village is still themselves, meaning they are not unaffected by what happens to them while in The Village, and if they are not, well lucky for them!

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60 Seconds With No.93

   “They’re right of course.”
   “Yes I suppose they are, but if we could have a moment of your time.”
    “Quite right.”
    “I am Number One-one-three, and this is my photographic colleague Number One-one-three b, we contribute to The Tally Ho.”
    “Smile” click goes the camera.
    “I’m inadequate.”
    “Don’t put yourself down, none of us are perfect.”
    “I’m inadequate, inadequate.”
    “Well we won’t argue about it.”
    “Disharmonious.”
    “That’s not a good thing to be, my newspaper looks down on your sort!”
    “I’m grateful.”
    “That’s alright, but what have you got to be grateful for?”
    “Truly grateful.”
    “Well I’m sure our readers will be very pleased to know that.”
    “Believe me!”
    “Oh I do.”
    “Believe me.”
    “I said I do.”
    “Believe me, believe me, believe me!”
    “Now where are you going? Don’t applaud him like that, he’s

storming off, and all we came here to do was to hear his confession!”

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The French Connection!

    ‘The Girl Who Was Death’ is a story told to both the three children in the nursery together with Number 2 and his assistant Number 10, a fairytale and right good carry on at the same time. Did I say “carry on”, well yes “The Girl Who Was Death” does have something in common with “Carry On Don’t Lose Your Head” {1966}, in common yes with the film studios at Elstree, and those French uniforms worn by Napoleon’s Marshals.

Have you seen those uniforms before? Well actually if you have seen the carry on film “Don’t Lose Your Head” {1966} you have.

    The time is of the French Revolution and Citizen Robespierre is beheading the noble men and women of the French aristocracy. When word gets to England two noblemen, Sir Rodney Ffing {with two f’s] and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise and becomes known as “the black fingernail” the scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police.

    Camembert’s soldiers are equally as inept and incompetent as Napoleon’s Marshals in “The Girl Who Was Death.” Of course Carry On “Don’t Lose our Head” was filmed at Pinewood film studios at Elstree, England, the same location for the MGM film studios, the location for the filming of “the Prisoner.”

    Now I am not suggesting that the scenes with Napoleons Marshals in “The Girl Who Was Death “is a “take off” of those scenes in “Don’t Lose Your Head”, yet the uniforms are the very same ones, and Carry On “Don’t Lose Your Head” was filmed in 1966 {September 13} seven days after the commencement of filming at Portmeirion.

The uniforms would still have been hanging around in wardrobe after the filming of “Don’t Lose Your Head” when filming took place at MGM studios, a mere stones throw from Pinewood. French uniforms would have been needed for Napoleon’s Marshals, and the fight scenes with the French soldiers in “Don’t Lose Your Head” could have inspired the fight scenes in “The Girl Who Was Death.”

    But the blog reader, or perhaps I should say citizen, because we are not quite finished with the uniforms of French revolutionary soldiers, for those very same uniforms, after no doubt having been cleansed, turn up once more in “The Scarlet Pimpernel” {1982}, with Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymore and Ian McKellen

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